Fly-killing device.



F. L BABIES I F.1G. LOWE. FLY KILLING DEVICE.. APPLICATION FILED MAY 29. 1915.

Patented Apr. 2, 1918.

MyW/JIM 'fly killing devices of the. type coiinnonly SESTA/AMABLE' ce# NIE STATESVA PATENT OFFICE.

FRED E. EAELEs', oF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, AND FRANK G. LowE, 0E DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

ELY-KILLING DEVICE.

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ed certain new and. useful Improvements in l [fly-Killing` Devices, of which the following is a specicatlon. l

Our invention relates to iniprovcnlcnts 1n known fly swatters.

Fly killing devices of the character nieutioned have been 'found objectionable for the reason that non-abrasive material has not been used and with the i'esulttllat'. in striking a polished. or othei delicate surface the latter was' scratched or otherwise marred. Hence with a device of tllis character iii use at the present time, the employment of the saine has been. restricted, the sanfleAbcing adapted for use only upon a surface which is not readily scratched or marred, A

It is the object of this invention therefore to providea device of the character inelitioned which niay lie. used llpon any surface Without fear of injuring the saine. A fur ther object is the production of a ly killing device which will he of simple construction and eliicient in use.

Other objects will appeal' hereinafter.

The invention consists in the con'iliinatioils and arrangements of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention willlie liest uilderstood hy reference to the accolllpanyilig drawing forming a part of this specification` and in Which Figure 1 is a froiltelevation of a liy hilling device, en'iliodying the invention, and

Fig. 2, is a section taken on line of Fig. 1.A

The preferred forni oi construction as illustrated in the drawing eoii'lprises an elon.- gated wooden handle l -at one end of which is provided a Hap 2. The fiap 2 is oriiied ot' a thin sheet of leather or other suitable soft nonalorasive material, the saine heilig perforated in order to permit of the passage of air therethrough in using the. device. Said perforations are however of small enough Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 2, 1918;

y Application filed May29, 1915. Serial No. 31,280.

size to prevent the. passage. ol a tly therethrough. The iiap Q isset-tired to the handle] hy engagement of o'lie edge thereof ill a slot I-i proT vided ill the end o'lI thc handle. said edge ol" the. flap licing glued to thc handle alld heilig further 'secured liv lllcails ol' a nail l.

ll'itli this arrangelllcllt it lvill lie sceil thatthe striking of a polished surface such as that. of a tahlc top or other article of fllrnitilre with the tlap L)- \\ill not in any ivay injure thc same as would lle thc case where. the flap ls forliied of lvlrc mesh or other aliraslve material.

ll-"hile we have illustrated alld dcscl'iliedv the preferred form ol' construction for carrirnv ing our invention iilto ctl'cct` this is capable. of variation alld lllodlticatloll without de- `parting from the spirit ofthe invention.

'c. therefore. do not \.\'ish to lic limited to the precise details olA construction set forth,

lult ,desire to avail ourselves ot such variations and iilodilications as come within the scope of the appended clailils.

llavillgdescrilicd ollrlinvention what we clailll as new and desire to secure h v lietters lat'cnt is:

l. ll v killing dcviclI colliprisillg :l halldlc.: and a l'oiaillillated tlap on said handle of soft. iloll-alirasivc lllatcrial. having sullicient illllcrcnt slill'lless and dllrallility to serve without rcin'l'orcelilcnt. sllllstal'itially as described.

2. A fiy killing devicc colilprising a halldlc: alld a foranlillatcd llapoll said'halldleof soft leather. slllistantiallv as descrilicd.

3. ily hilliilg device colllprising a handle: and a lap ollsaill handle fol-mcd of a perforated sheet. of soft lexililc noilalirasive lllaterial` slllistailliall'v as dcscrillcd.

l. A fly killing device colllprisillg :l halldlc: and :i tliill perforated piece ofleather secured to one clld of said handle. .allistaii-Y tially as described.A

ln testiilloll'v whereof wc have sigllcd our naines to this specilicatioll ill the presence of two sllliscriliillg \\'il.ilcssc.s.

. FRANK (l. liitllVll.

JVVit'nesses: i

Airillllli A. Olson, HrmiN l". Lliims. 

